Get quick and convenient access to just the hints you need for The Orange Box: Portal, without staying on our website. Just download a free trial
version of our UHS Reader software and
a copy of these hints. You will get the
same gradual hints you see here -- unlike ordinary cheats or a
walkthrough that can spoil your game.
You can also buy the full version of the UHS Reader
for Windows or macOS. For just $14.95, you get full access to hints for
hundreds of games and 1 year of free updates. You can also search, decode, or print an entire
game's worth of hints at once.
Ask the Author
If you have questions about a puzzle that aren't answered
anywhere in these hints,
you may contact the author.
The Orange Box: Portal Hints
Chamber 13 with Least Portals
1 of 15: There is a way to do this chamber with only 2 portals, but it's really, *really* tedious.
2 of 15: To start with, you're going to have to get the storage cube in the first room down without using any portals.
3 of 15: Stand on the big red button on the side near the cube, then take a quick running jump at the cube and hit the "Use item" key to grab a hold of it.
4 of 15: This is very, very hard to do, and is only the first of three super-hard things you must do to complete this chamber with only 2 portals.
5 of 15: After you get the cube down, set it on the red button, then back up a bit.
6 of 15: You should then be able to easily fire a blue portal at the white tile that's on the ceiling directly above the higher of the two red button platforms in the next room.
7 of 15: Fire an orange portal into a nearby wall (if you haven't already) and carry the cube over to it.
8 of 15: Drop down onto the higher button platform, then go over to the edge of it that's nearest the path of the bouncing energy orb.
9 of 15: Crouch down and use the cube to try to deflect the orb into the receptor on the floor. This is the second super-hard task, and will likely take many dozens of tries.
10 of 15: To make it a bit easier, you can drop the cube onto the edge of the button platform so that it starts to fall off, then grab it again right away. That way, you'll have an angled surface to bounce the orb with.
11 of 15: After the orb's set, place the cube on the button, then jump down to the lower button platform, and then to the platform that's next to the closed exit door.
12 of 15: You now need to jump over to the moving platform, which is the third and final super-hard thing to do.
